English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
faff — [fæf] v faff about/around phr v to waste time doing unnecessary things ▪ Stop faffing around! … Dictionary of contemporary English
faff- — *faff germ.: Quelle: Personenname; Sonstiges: Reichert, Lexikon der altgermanischen Namen 2, 1990, 503 (Faffo) … Germanisches Wörterbuch
faff — Brit. informal ► VERB ▪ bustle ineffectually. ► NOUN ▪ ineffectual activity. ORIGIN originally dialect in the sense «blow in puffs», describing the wind … English terms dictionary
faff — I UK [fæf] / US verb Word forms faff : present tense I/you/we/they faff he/she/it faffs present participle faffing past tense faffed past participle faffed Phrasal verbs: faff about II UK [fæf] / US noun [singular] British informal unnecessary… … English dictionary
faff — [[t]fæ̱f[/t]] faffs, faffing, faffed Phrasal Verbs: faff about faff around … English dictionary
faff — /fæf/ (say faf) phrase faff about (or around), Colloquial to engage in useless activity in a time wasting manner. {British colloq. faff to dither; origin obscure} …
Faff — To faff is to dither or to fanny around. If we procrastinated when getting ready for bed, as kids, our Dad use tell us we were faffing around … The American's guide to speaking British
faff — verb faff about/around phrasal verb (I) BrE informal to waste time doing unnecessary things: I wish you d stop faffing around! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
faff — v. Waste time. Behave desultorily. Idle. Usu. faff around … A concise dictionary of English slang
faff about — ˌfaff a ˈbout ˌfaff a ˈround [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they faff about he/she/it faffs about present participle faffing about … Useful english dictionary
